Table of Contents

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Health Interview Survey, 1963 (ICPSR 28381)

Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics

Summary:

The purpose of the Health Interview Survey is to obtain
information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects
in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of
health services people receive. There are six types of records in
this year's survey, each in a separate data file. The variables in the
Household file (Part 1) include type of living quarters, size of
family, number of families in the household, presence of a telephone,
number of unrelated individuals,... (more info)

The purpose of the Health Interview Survey is to obtain
information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects
in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of
health services people receive. There are six types of records in
this year's survey, each in a separate data file. The variables in the
Household file (Part 1) include type of living quarters, size of
family, number of families in the household, presence of a telephone,
number of unrelated individuals, and region. The Family file (Part 2) includes information on family size, sex, race, education, health status of family members, and total health expenses for the family. The Person file (Part 3)
includes information on sex, age, race, marital status, Hispanic
origin, education, veteran status, family income, family size, major
activities, health status, activity limits, employment status, and
industry and occupation. These variables are found in the Condition and Hospital Episode files as well. The Person file also supplies data on height, weight, bed days, doctor visits, hospital stays, years at residence, and region variables. The
Condition file (Part 4) contains information for each reported health
condition, with specifics on injury and accident reports. The Hospital
Episode file (Part 5) provides information on medical conditions,
hospital episodes, type of service, type of hospital ownership, date
of admission and discharge, number of nights in hospital, and
operations performed. The Health Expenditure file (Part 6) includes medical and health related expenses, such as hospital bills, medicine costs, dental bills, doctor bills, as well as insurance coverage and costs.

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Health Interview Survey, 1963. ICPSR28381-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-11-11. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28381.v2

Per agreement with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), ICPSR distributes
the data files and text of the technical documentation for this collection as prepared by NCHS.

Methodology

Sample:
A multistage probability sample was used in selecting
housing units.

Weight:
These data contain multiple weight variables for each part. Users should refer to the User Guide for further information regarding the weights and their derivation. Additionally, users may need to weight the data prior to analysis.

Mode of Data Collection:
face-to-face interview

Data Source:

personal interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:2010-06-21

Version History:

2010-11-11 An addition to the Principal Investigator field has been made.